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VANCOUVER – Vancouver Whitecaps have separated their tactics with striker Yordy Reyna, sending 27-year-old Peruvian to DC United
Vancouver will get $400,000 in the 2021 overall allocation as a component of the agreement. ‘Caps can only get an additional refund if Reyna has an extension with United, or is exchanged or transferred before the end of 2021.
Reyna signed for the Whitecaps in 2017 and played 86 games for the club, adding 21 goals and 17 assists. In the past he played for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Although she was in the starting lineup for three seasons, Reyna’s position on the Caps list has been less transparent this year, with the fast forward starting only four games.
“We are very happy to have succeeded in an agreement that is more productive for the club and for Yordy,” Whitecaps sports director Axel Schuster said Saturday. “The money we get in the return will help us raise quality for our team next season, while Yordy will have a smart opportunity for a fresh start. We wish you the most productive in DCUnited. “
United has been looking for Reyna “for some time,” D. C. Director Dave Kasper said in a statement.
“During his three seasons in Major League Soccer, he demonstrated the quality and ability to score goals to have a genuine effect on this league,” Kasper said. “We have a genuine offensive ability and we can’t wait for it to strengthen. “our offense as we searched for a place in the playoffs in 2020. “
In D. C. , Reyna will meet with her former partner Felipe Martins, who switched to United from Vancouver in August 2019.
The Whitecaps are in Utah lately, where they will play at Real Salt Lake on Saturday. United is also in action on Saturday, Toronto FC.
This Canadian Press report was first published on September 19, 2020.